Category Archives: Advice & Tips

Parenting can be hard work, and pregnant mums and new mothers sometimes need a little bit of extra help from other mums who know what they’re going through. Breastmates has created a special resource section filled with tried and tested parenting tips, common-sense advice on pregnancy and motherhood, unbiased help with infant feeding, and expert answers to your most important questions. Being a mum is the most important job you’ll ever do, and Breastmates cares about helping you to enjoy being a mum without the stress.

Baby Not Breathing

One mum shares her birth story, how baby was born not breathing and was whisked

Baby Very Stuck

Naomi shares her birth story __________________ I was induced the day after my due date

Baby Well Over Due

Birth story shared by a mum - baby was long overdue. She had an episiotomy,

Contractions Didn’t Increase

A mum shares her birth story, how contractions never got closer together and she had

Cord Around Neck

A mum shares the story of her daughters birth, labouring for 15 hours and baby

Csection at 31 Week

A story of baby's arrival, a cesaeran performed at 31 weeks due to blood pressure

Episiotomy and Vontouse Suction

A mum shares her birth story, starting with induction (breaking waters) to start contractions, episiotomy

Forceps Delivery

A mum shares the story of her sons birth - where she had help to

Induction at 35 Weeks

"A mum shares her birth story - induction at 35 weeks due to the risk

Labour Didn’t Progress

A mum shares her birth story, an induced labour that didn't progress and resulted in